How
to Treat Health Problems in Older/Aged Dogs

Today
you can find a lot of older dogs in peoples house. Today there are advanced
vaccines, better nutritious food and better health care measures.

Today there are different varieties of dog beds available in the market.
It is very important for you to choose the right kind of bed for your pet.

This
would also in one way ensure that your pet has a cozy and comfortable sleep. Your
pet sleeping with you is generally is not appreciable. Therefore it is very important
for you to carefully choose your dogs bed.

It
is very important for you to know whether your dog curls or not while sleeping.
Does it curl up into ball or dose it lean up against any thing? These things should
be care fully consider while choosing a bed for your pet.

It would not be bad idea in choosing a heated dog bed for your pet during winter.
It is also very important to consider the age of your pet and it physical condition
while choosing a bed.

A
bed is very important for a dog, just like it is for a man. As much as a man looks
at his bed as a comfort piece a dog also looks at the bed in the same way.

It
is important to you have your dogs bed very comfortable as it the only resting
place for it at the end of the day. Don't you feel that your dog also has to sleep
in Peace?

However
despite these advantages, you should also meet certain specific needs in order
to ensure continued good health. Dogs too experience vision and dental problems
as they grow older.

Dogs
also experience hearing problems and they are associated with authorities and
cognitive dysfunction. Dogs also experience the occasional dis orientation and
in the process sometimes also lose its tolerance level.

Dogs
also tend to become less active and it may also lose muscle and its organs also
tend to become less active than what it used to be before. Dog owners must be
prepared to take care of these unfortunate consequences if it occurs in the future
to its pet.

Normally people would like to see a fat and a healthy dog
instead of a skinny one. However the fact is that fat is always unhealthy. Dog
owners must try to make sure that the dogs diet is in place.

There
has to be measures taken to ensure that the diet of the dog consists of low fat,
low calories and low proteins. The diet should have a high fiber content as high
fibres would ensure that the dog is healthy.

What Other Types of Things
Happen to Older Dogs?

Certain
people experience the problem of obesity in their pets, while certain owners experience
the opposite. There are a lot of dogs which have trouble in maintaining its weight.

Sometimes
dental problems do not help the dog eat normally. In these cases, the diet of
the dog should be changed. It should be changed to softer canned foods. These
softer foods help the dog in a very big way and help to maintain its weight.

Certain
elderly dogs dont have a normal appetite. In these cases also, there should
be a change in the diet. Its always recommended to give the dogs a home
made diet which constitutes of milk, eggs, rice and potatoes etc.

Sometimes
changing the diet from canned dog foods to canned cat food also helps.The dog
owners must make sure that he realizes and is aware of the dogs day to day aches
and pains.

Normally
dogs endure these pains as it grows old and the owners must take adequate measures.Glucosamine
intake is very much necessary for the dogs during these times.

Dogs
also must go through a proper exercise in order to stay fit. There should be a
proper routine for the dogs everyday when it comes to workouts.

Its
also important for the owners to take their pets to the vets
on a regular basis. This is very important in maintaining
the health of the pup as well as the older dogs. There should
be regular and routine visits to the vet in order to maintain
the health of the pet.